For those who don’t know it’s very possible if your cat does this, they don’t like their whiskers touching the bowl. Try using a wider bowl or something else to fix this. One of my cats is like this so we use a cat plate for their food and we haven’t had this issue for a long time
My old cat had the same reaction with plates as well. I think we waited too long to switch him over from bowls and he forgot why he hated seeing the bottom so much.
Not really though, from upthread: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/06/07/new-york-times-cat-trend/
I guess not “very likely” but it’s a possibility. As your articles says cats are all different and have different preferences, mine just didn’t like dunking their whiskers into the bowl or maybe it’s easier to eat off of idk. Either way they preferred the switch and don’t bug me anymore about seeing the bottom
wide shallow bowl. she’ll eat to the bottom on the right side, then complain even though the left side is untouched. some cats are just special.
The whisker fatique thing is popping up repeatedly these days so I am compelled to post this article, it is not a real issue https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/06/07/new-york-times-cat-trend/
I hear you, can we agree on that it´s at least uncomfortable for cats, when the whiskers touch the walls of the bowl?
Next up was the American Veterinary Medical Association, a group that represents nearly 90,000 bona fide vets and has been around since the days of the Civil War. When asked about whisker fatigue, the association’s president, Tom Meyer, noted that “while a cat’s whiskers are very sensitive, there is currently no evidence showing that whiskers rubbing against food bowls causes cats stress or discomfort.”
Yes, that might be correct, did they back it up with any studies? There is a reason for cats to eat only the stuff in the middle of the bowl and to prefer plates over bowls. I don´t say I know the answer but until now the sensitivity of whiskers is at least the best explanation I have heard. Did the American Veterinary Medical Association offer an alternative explanation? What do you think the reason is cats behave like that?
Huh, The Oatmeal still exists. And, his art style has changed.
Can someone explain to me what exactly has ever been funny about The Oatmeal? The art is hideous, and the “humor” in the strips are the most basic milquetoast observational non-jokes.
Whisker deprivation is a thing …
